Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-21
STUBBS TAKES THE STAND,
Important Testimony Before the Interstate
Commission on Railway Matters.
CLEvELAND's QUEER REMARK.
Temperance In Camp-Federal Ap-
pointmehts-Senato Van Wyck's
Work-PostaI Matters-Gen-
eral Capital News.
The Pacific Railroads.

The Pacific Railroads.
WAsuINGToN, May co. Special Tee-
gram to the BEE.I-E. G. Stubbs, general
traffic manager of the Southern Pacific, was
the first witness Of the day before the inter
state commission and was examined by Mr..
Tweed, council for the railroad, in support of
an application to have the temporary order
suspending the operation of section of the
law made permanent The witness said that
beginning In February, 1856, there had been
virulent, bitter war of rates between the
Pacific roads lasting up to the date of the pas
sage OF the law. When the law was passed
the Southern Pacific, to readjust its rates,
diminished them In many cases, but increased
them in no instance. The competition to be
met by the Pacific railroads was of three
kinds-the sailing vessels around Cape
Horn, the Pacific Mail steamers
via Panama, and new factor,
the Canadian Pacific, which connected with
San Francisco by means Of the Pacific coast
steamship lines TO bring all of its traffic
down to the level of competing lines would
simply end in the bankruptcy of the railroad
company. That was evident. AS an aver
age of one-half cent per mile would probably
meet the expense of freight transportation
between San Francisco and the Missouri
IlVcT, ~ palu W carry sugar cuoIWdIu NJ thIS
rate, as It avoided the necessity of hauling
empty cars from the west to the east. This
rate was much lower than that made by the
Canadian Pacific. The immediate effect of
ton of business by all the Doutes except the
Canadian Pacific, the Pacific Mail and clipper
ships, but the real injury inflicted by the act
had scarcely had time to develop. II 1t were
enforced, the effect would be to cause the
roads to lose more by the reduction OF inter-
mediate traffic than the gross earnings
amounted to on through traffic. The chair.
e at hs
Pacific competition. He acknowledged that
Its line was very much longer than the trans
continental lines in the United States. He
chairman wished s to see if the witness u; sup
ported the long and short haul clause. Mr..
Stubs said he did not know how much of
the rates the Pacific Steamship lines received.
or how much was left for the Canadian Pa
cific. 1t was matte; of public knowledge
that the Canadian Pacific did not have busi-
ness enough to make train load daily.
The Presidents Queer Remark.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE.l-What may have been sig
nticant hint was dropped by President
Cleveland at his reception this afternoon.
Among those who fingered till the crowd
had passed we're the wife of we'll known
Georgia politician and the sister of an in
fluential southern editor. When the former
had shook the presidents hand she said,
looking at him earnestly and hard in the
face, "Mr. President, l shook hands with
you personally year ago, now do so in the
name of the grand old state of Georgia. l
congratulate you upon having made good
second term" So heartfelt and earnest were
these sentiments expressed that 1t took Mr..
Cleveland several seconds to clear his throat
and reply When he did so he said: "i
thank you sincerely, but am afraid | will
never see the end of my present term." The
ladies are puzzled to know what the pres
dent meant His tones were in no sense
jocular. and since the announcement this
evening that the president and Mrs. Cleve-
land will go to the AdirOndacks next week
for recreation and fishing, they believe he
had reference to the con dlton of his health.
CIeveIand's Temperance
WASHINGTON May 20.-TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE.l-It was announced at the white
house to-day that the president and Mrs.
Cleveland had abandoned their trip to Fa-
Quier Springs, Va. mentioned In BEE special
several days ago, and would leave on Thurs
day next on fishing trip for Saranac Lake,
N. Y, to be absent ten days.
The president created sensation to-day by
sending letter to the management of the
national drill fOrbiddng the sale of intOxi-
cants In Camp Washington and about the
drill grounds. This privilege was sold for
81 800, which the management will lose 1t
may also have damage suit to fight. The
Muscatine, Iowa, rifles arrived tonight and
went into camp Admission to the drill
grounds has been reduced to rs cents from so
cents.
Appointments and designations.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. .l-GeOrge ID. Temple, of
Iowa, was to-day appointed timber depre-
Ali al, To- DAs
salary OF 1880. +. Bowers, Of Iowa.
special examiner in the pension Office at
81, 400 year has resigned.
The Old Senator'S Work.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-lSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. THE Nebraska delegation has
been away from Washington, but Senator
Van Wyck has been actively employed look
Ing after many matters In the pension, land
and other departments. In few days he
will leave tor Nebraska. He has, after much
labor, secured protection to several of the
purchasers of the Omaha Indian land in Ne
braska, who neglected to pay the interest
when due, as required in the law of last Au-
gust. lie has also been laboring to secure to
the settlers on abandoned military reserva-
tlons, the right to homestead the land, par
ticularly on those reservations having only
agricultural value. Several cattle syndi-
Gates have been here, urging that the lands
SNAIL Dt appraised anu sou oeuttOT
Wyck feels confident the settlers will be pro-
tected. He finally secured the approval Of
the plans for an addition to the Nebraska
City public building, and the same will be
pushed this season.
Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE.l-The special mail service at
Glen, Dubuque county, Iowa. has been Or
dered discontinued from May 20. The name
OF the postOiiioe at Tama City, Ia, has been
changed to Tama. Robert T.. Austin has
been made postmaster. The superintendent
of railway mail service to-day issued the fol-
lowing orders: "The inner registered sacks
from Chadron and Norfolk, Nep., for Omaha
should be delivered 10 the Missouri Valley
postofice to be dispatched to destination via
the st. Louis & Council Bluffs train No. Z
west. The through registered pooh from
Rapid CITY, Dak., for Omaha should be dc
lvered to the Missouri Valley pOstofYice for
dispatch thence by the ST. Louis 4 Council
Bluffs railroad postOffice train No. west.
A Distinction and n Difference.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-ISpecial Telegram
to the BEE. IA row has been created in the
bureau of education over the resignation of